exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
by means of; due to; because of; according to
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
discovery; detection; finding
had better ...; had better not ...
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
storehouse; warehouse; godown
many; much; plenty; hardly
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
observation; survey; watching
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
stairs; stairway; staircase
to find (after searching everywhere); to locate; to discover
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to fire (from a job); to sack; to dismiss
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade someone or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off